Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
[This post contains information on the Diamond Compressor & Fred Briggs Diamante] Diamond make some real high-end stuff; the Memory Lane Delay, Halo Chorus and J-Drive are all top level (expensive!) pedals. My overall choice from the Diamond pedal range is the Diamond Compressor though. It gives a nice compression effect, not the super transparent … Read more
“Designed and Built in Britain”; the mark of quality and the Rothwell Love Squeeze doesn’t disappoint – it’s a great hand built compressor pedal with an interesting design. Here’s the description from the Rothwell website; “The Love Squeeze is a compressor designed simply to sound right with guitars, without any bizarre “pumping” effects and without any … Read more
This is a strange one, a super rare beast, but I had the opportunity to play with one the other day. The controls are a little tweaky and it’s also sensitive to the position it’s placed in the signal chain but when you get it right! Wooo, there’s some great tones here; super long sustain … Read more
I love compressors. I love them more than any other guitar effect – and there’s a reason; they are the glue that sticks a great performance together. Unless you’re Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton a compressor *will* improve your tone and help you sit in a band mix much better. The Pigtronix Philosophers Tone has … Read more
The Bearfoot FX Pale Green compressor – twin brother of the BJFe Pale Green compressor and close cousin of the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor (Which is one of my favourite compression pedals!). Here’s the description from the Bearfoot FX website: “The BearFoot Pale Green Compressor is an exact replica of the BJFe Pale Green … Read more
I’m a fan of compressors, in my opinion they are the unsung heroes of great guitar tone – they level it all out and give you tone a consistency and sustain that would be impossible to achieve without a compressor. Toadworks have been around for a while now and offer their own compressor the “Mr … Read more
[This post also contains info on the Bajaman Optical Limiter] The Demeter Compulator has been a popular compressor for a while now. It’s got a great level of transparent compression available, is built like and tank and uses decent quality components. Here’s the description from the Demeter website: “The sound of classic studio optical compression … Read more
The Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor. Anyone who knows me knows I love a good compressor and the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is just that – a damn good compressor. It’s got a great tone to it and the tone control and compressor / sustain switch adds versatility too. Here’s the description from the … Read more
Next on our list of killer pedals is a little number from the talented and amazing people of Aguilar Amplification. Last year I had a chance to try out a bunch of these pedals on bass guitar and was blown away by the quality in tone and wide range of sounds I was able to … Read more
Dyna-ssoR compressor/sustainer Tech/Specs Level: Controls overall output Sustain: Sets compression/sustain amount Powered by 9V battery or 9V (-) adapter Uses only 6mA of power when on Dimension: 111 x 30 x 32 mm Custom paint jobs/version available Bass Dyna-ssoR also available Limited lifetime warranty ————————————————— You’re only ever going to come across the words “lifetime” … Read more